mo-cap
Body data capture
Mo-cap is short for motion capture, the technology that records human movement and translates it into digital animation.
Actors wear suits with sensors or reflective markers while cameras track their positions: The film's realistic creatures came from mo-cap performances.
Used as both noun and attributive: mo-cap suit, mo-cap studio.
Digital film effects
- filmMovie or coating
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- augmented-realityDigital content superimposed on surroundings
- roboticsAutomaton design field
Marking animation's essential positions
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- cleanupRestoration of order
- retargetingRe-advertising to past visitors
- stylizationArtistic rendering with deliberate conventions
Devices that detect input
- markersPens with porous tips
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- markerlessWithout identifying labels
multi-camera · synchronization · latency · resolution · gyroscopes · accelerometers
Creative professional's workspace
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- stageRaised performance platform
- volumeAmount of space filled
- post-productionAfter-the-shoot work phase
One who portrays characters
- suitMatched formal garments
- bodysuitClose-fitting one-piece garment
- movementChange in position
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
gestures · body-language · physicality · take · stage · direction · blocking · dots
VFX
Digital film effects
- filmMovie or coating
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- augmented-realityDigital content superimposed on surroundings
keyframing
Marking animation's essential positions
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- cleanupRestoration of order
- retargetingRe-advertising to past visitors
sensors
Devices that detect input
- markersPens with porous tips
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
markerless · multi-camera · synchronization · latency · resolution · gyroscopes · accelerometers
studio
Creative professional's workspace
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- stageRaised performance platform
- volumeAmount of space filled
post-production · pipeline · session · shoot · talent · wrangling
actor
One who portrays characters
choreography · gestures · body-language · physicality · take · stage · direction · blocking · dots · leotard
- Film Technologycamera, projector, film reel, film stock, cinematograph
- Performance Stylesmethod acting, classical acting, comedic acting, physical theater, screen acting
- SFXCGI, VFX, visual effects, compositing, green screen
mo-caphand-drawn animation
Motion created through sequential drawings
traditional animation · 2D animation · cel animation · stop-motion · claymation
capture, captures, captured, capturing, capturer, captive, captivity, recapture, motivate